Howdy Guys, It's been a minute. I have been dealing with senior year and I also have been awaiting some inspiration to hit me. We will just say 5 Elizas and a Lac gave me some inspiration for the next few chapters and I will try to get this thing alive and running again. Now lets ruin a marriage everybody!

"Now how were things with Queen Charlotte?" I asked while I took a sip from my tea.

"It was interesting, we both agreed that our countries would benefit if we both worked together. She is a very sweet woman, while her husband was rather aloof." Angelica said while she was drinking her tea. "George sent almost an entire company of men. It was quite startling, I told him not to make such a large fuss about it." Angelica said when I looked at her.

"He has a right to be worried. You are the wife to the first president of the United States of America. Of course, George is going to be protective." I said before I heard the children running into the parlor.

"Auntie Angelica!" Philip exclaimed excited as Angie squealed excitedly and hugged their aunt.

"Hello you two. My you two have grown since the last time I saw you." Angelica smiled at her niece and nephew.

"Go play you two and give me a chance to talk to her about our trip." I said before the children ran off to play.

"Alexander are you sure that you cannot come with us?" I asked later that night after Angelica left with a happy and relieved George. The children were already off to bed and Alexander was helping me with the dishes.

"I have to get this plan through Congress. Jefferson…" Alexander said as I sighed.

"Alexander, she came all this way and we have been corresponding about this trip. The children are so excited to go." I said when I sighed. "I just feel like you should give yourself a break. You are going to burn yourself out." I said putting the china away.

"Why don't we go and retire for the night. I will sleep on the idea and I will give you an answer in the morning." Alexander said when I nodded.

"If you do come to bed." I said under my breath before I headed the stairs to our rooms. I peeked into Angelica's room to see my little girl fast asleep holding onto the stuff lamb she got from the market. I smiled and closed the door before walking over to Philip's room and opened the door to see Copper laying right by Philip's side on his bed. I smiled when Copper lifted his large head "Go back to sleep boy." I said before closing the door and heading to her room. "Alexander. There is plenty of room upstate with us, Hercules is coming and even Lafayette is coming all the way from France with his wife." I said trying to convince Alexander.

"Eliza, I want to make sure that I lay my foundation down so Philip and Angelica can build our legacy." Alexander said giving another excuse.

"Alexander." I started to say when he shook his head.

"You're not joining us are you?" I sighed when he nodded yes.

"I promise, I will make it worth it in the end." Alexander said kissing the side of my head.

"Philip, Angelica. Come along now!" I called out from the front of the house. "Are you ready to go Eliza?" Angelica said walking towards me.

"Almost, I take it George is not coming either?" I asked when Angelica shook her head. "He will be joining us in a few days. He wants to make sure that he has everything wrapped up for a consul to England to finish the affairs that I had started." Angelica said while I heard the children running down the stairs with their cousins.

"Elizabeth Philippa, you better not be running in the house." Peggy called out to her daughter while holding her young toddler Stephen on her hip.

"Yes mama." Pippa said walking slower in the house.

"Now come you three into the carriage. We must be off to go upstate." I said herding the children into a carriage. "Now you three will sit quietly and get some rest. We will be there in a while." I said before I closed the door saw Alexander standing and waiting to say good bye. I walked over to him and smiled hopefully. "There is still time for you come with us. Alexander, it won't be the same without you." I said when he shook his head.

"I wish I could. Now go and have fun." Alexander said.

"Well, I will see you soon. Behave yourself and make sure you eat." I said before he kissed me on the lips. "I love you." I said pecking his lips one more time.

"I'll see you soon." Alexander said when I pulled away and fixed my skirts.

"Come along Copper." I whistled when Copper came trotting out and jumped into the children's carriage. Peggy climbed in with the children. "Are you sure you want to ride with the children. They will be just fine by themselves." I said while she nodded.

"I promise I will be just fine. Hercules is driving, I have him to talk to." Peggy said cheerfully. "Alright, Pegs." I said before going to my carriage.

"Are you ready to leave Missus Hamilton?" Ian asked when she nodded. "Yes, thank you Ian." I said climbing in.

"Can you believe that it has been nearly twenty years since we visited this place?" Angelica asked when they arrived.

"I remembered the first time we came. We all shared that large bedroom and told each other stories." I said giggling while the children ran upstairs to their new room. "When I came up earlier this year, I found an old family portrait and it nearly made me cry." I said leading Angelica to the parlor where she gasped.

"It is still here. Look at you and I, we could never stand still for portraits." Angelica said laughing.

"Mother and Father… they look so happy in this picture. Then look at little Peggy. She is the only one standing this." Angelica said when Peggy walked in and saw the picture.

"Peggy do you remember when this picture was painted?" I asked when she shook her head no.

"It must have been when you were a year old. Mama had the most beautiful dresses made for us. She did our hair and told us that we were princesses." Angelica explained when I sighed.

"We were so young then. Look around at where we started. We are lucky to be alive right now." I said when I heard the dog bark. "We should start getting this place cleaned up." I said shaking my head when the children ran down the stairs.

"Mama, did you see the boats outside?" Philip asked excitedly.

"Could Uncle Georgie take us on a boat ride when he comes Aunt Angelica?" Angie asked when Angelica looked at me.

"We will have to see little Ange." Angelica said.

"Mama? Why couldn't daddy come?" Philip asked me when I sighed.

"He had to do some more work. But let's not think about that. Come now, we need to get settled in." I said starting to send them outside to enjoy the fresh air.

"Alexander would have like the sunset." I thought to myself while watching the sun starting to set in Upstate New York

With the sun starting to set outside his window, Alexander rubbed his eyes and started to think to himself. He stood up from his chair and went over to the window. "There's nothing like summer in the city." He said opening the window and sighing. He hadn't slept in a week. He was weak and awake. He never felt in more need of a break. Why didn't he take this chance and go with his children, wife, and sisters? Alexander was longing for Angelica and was missing his wife. Alexander lost his train of thought when he heard a knock at the door. Alexander hurried from his office to the front door and opened it. That's when Missus Maria Reynolds walked into Hamilton's life. "Hello? May I help you?" Alexander asked the young, beautiful vixen in scarlet. He was someone in distress meeting someone who was quite pretty. Alexander gulped when she parted her ruby red lips to speak.

"I know you are a man of honor. I'm so sorry to bother you at home. But I don't know where to go, and I came here all alone…" She said when Alexander noticed bruises on her arms.

"Why don't you come in and we can chat." Alexander said letting her in and leading her to his office.

"My husband's doing' me wrong. Beating me, cheating me, and mistreating me... Suddenly he's up and gone. I don't have the means to go on." Maria explained to Alexander, who felt his heartbreak for this woman.

"I want to help you in any way I can. I can offer you a loan of thirty dollars that I have been stashing away. Would you like me to walk you home? It is getting dark." Alexander said when she smiled at this man. He was acting so kind to her and she shook her head.

"I only live a block away. Thank you but you're too kind sir." She said when Alexander told her no.

"Come along, I will escort you home." Alexander said walking with her out of his office. They walked out together, and then some conversation ensued from which it was quickly apparent that other than financial consolation would be acceptable.

"This one mine sir." Maria said when they arrived at her home.

"Well, I should head back home." Alexander said when Maria shook her head no.

"I must repay you somehow for helping me." Maria said leading him into the house. She took him up to her bedroom and kissed him gently on the lips before both of them turned bright red. Maria led me to her be and started to lift her skirt up. Maria spread her legs and said "Stay?" that melted Alexander into a puddle on the floor and he raised an eyebrow.

"Hey…" He said breathy and he was nervous. He just kissed another woman. God, Eliza is going to kill him. Maria's mouth widens into a seductive grin when she responded the same way.

"Hey…" Maria said when Alexander closed his eyes and started to pray.

"Lord, show me how to say no to this I don't know how to say no to this. But my God, she looks so helpless and her body's saying hell, yes"" Alexander said praying to himself trying to find the willpower to say no to Maria Reynolds. What would his Eliza think of him in a room with a married woman? He needs to say no, he wanted to say no and go. "In my mind, I'm trying to go." He said to himself before Maria was up and her mouth was on Alexander and this time he didn't say no to this. Alexander woke up in a bed that wasn't his and saw a woman that wasn't his wife lying next to him. "This is the last time and the only time this can happen." Alexander told himself when he felt Maria grab his arm.

"Should I come by tomorrow night for another consolation?" Maria asked with the same smile that melted Alexander in the beginning.

"Of course." Alexander said rejecting say no to his marriage and enjoying the relief of this woman.

A Month Later

A month into this endeavor, Alexander received a pile of letters. Eliza and their children were enjoying Upstate during the summer and haven't returned yet to Hamilton's delight. Alexander opened the first letter with the handwriting he recognized.

"My Dearest, Alexander

The children and I are doing quite well up here. The house is just how it was when my sisters and I were children. Philip has been taking a liking to fishing and Hercules has taught him some valuable tips and lessons while Angelica enjoys sewing with her mother and aunts just as I did with my mother when I was her age. I miss you so much, my dearest Alexander. I wish that you were here with us and enjoying the children with the entire family. Lafayette and his family arrived a few days after we did. His daughter Marie is the same age as our Philip and they are enjoying the company of each other. Angelica wants to have Lafayette's family stay with us permanently, his wife has been teaching her how to dance as the French do in their royal court. I hope to write to you next week, we have been enjoying the sun and the towns here that it seems like I am home. But I know that my home is with you.

Till I write you again my love,

Elizabeth Hamilton

Alexander felt his heart burst when he reads his Eliza's writing. She couldn't find out about what he had been doing. That was till he found another letter from a Mister J. Reynolds. Alexander froze in free at the last name. Alexander took a deep breath and tore the envelope.

Dear Sir,

I hope this letter finds you in good health, In a prosperous enough position to put wealth in the pockets of people like me: down on their luck. You see, that was my wife who you decided to…

"Oh no…" Alexander said swearing under his breath and continued to read his letter

I love the woman and wish every blessing may attend her, Now Sir, I have considered on the matter Seriously. I have this proposal to make to you. If you give me the sum of thousand dollars and I will leave the town and leave her to you to do for her as you think proper. I hope you don't think my request is in a view of making my satisfaction for the injury done me. for there is nothing that you can do will compensate for it. If the price is right: if not I'm telling your wife.

Your obedient servant

J. Reynolds

Alexander felt the color from his face drain and he hid the letter in a locked drawer from his wife before he raced out of the house and down a familiar block. He banged on the door before Maria opened the door. Alexander pushed through and Maria closed the door before Alexander turned on his heels and screamed "How could you?!" in her face. Maria gasped and covered her mouth.

"No, sir! Please don't go sir!" She cried. Maria was half dressed in a simple red dressing gown, she looked apologetic. She was a mess and she looked pathetic while she fell on her knees pleading Alexander not to leave her. She truly did care for him.

"So was your whole story a setup?" Alexander screamed when Maria shook her head no.

"I don't know about any letter!" Maria said crying.

"Stop crying Goddamnit, get up!" Alexander yelled when she shakes her head

"I didn't know any better. Please don't leave me with him helpless. Just give him what he wants and you can have me." Maria said grabbing his arm when he tried to pull away. He was ruined because of this deviled- dressed angel.

"How could I do this? I don't want you!" Alexander cried out when he pulled away from Maria.

"Whatever you want if you pay, you can stay!" Maria said when Alexander felt her pull herself up using him. Maria started to lead him back up the stairs. Alexander needed to stay…"How can you say no to this?" Maria asked when Alexander just let her lead him. "How can I say no to this? There is nowhere I can go." Alexander said when Maria pressed herself up against him.

"Yes." Alexander murmured. After they finished, Maria turned to face Alexander and pressed her hand on his chest.

"So?" She whispered when Alexander looked at her and grimaced, Alexander gave her a nod.

"Nobody needs to know." Alexander whispered back.